POLICE, fire and environment officials swooped on an industrial estate yesterday to clamp down on polluters. River Lane in Saltney near the River Dee has suffered in the past from illegal waste activities such as flytipping and illegal burning and transportation of waste.

A DEAL to safeguard the future of the last lave net fishery in Wales has been agreed between the fishermen and Environment Agency Wales. A lease will for malise existing arrangements and protect ancient tradition of the Black Rock lave net fishermen while also protecting salmon stocks.

SALMON and sewin entering Welshrivers on their spring run his year will find new stretches of river open to them for spawning thanks to new fish passes constructed from sustainable Welsh oak.

AN estimated 3,500 litres of diesel fuel flowed into drains and the former dock at the Barry Waterfront today after vandals let it out of a tank. Environment Agency Wales experts are on the scene checking what damage had been done, particularly to fish.

A CENTURIES-OLD tradition is on the verge of dying out after Welsh coraclemen were told of a decision to restrict fishing licences. Fishing with nets from coracles now takes place on just three Welsh rivers, the Towy, the Taf, and the Teifi.